{{admon/important|DO NOT FOLLOW ANY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS|Do not follow any of the following instructions. They are provided ONLY for Fedora ARM team members. By following these instructions, you may cause irreparable damage to your hardware - in particular, the speakers on your device, which can be overloaded by this software. Neither the Fedora Project, nor any of the members of the project are responsible in the event that you choose to follow these instructions. We will not provide end-user support at this time. Please do not follow these instructions.}}

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=Samsung Chromebook 2012=

=Samsung Chromebook 2012=

The 2012 Samsung Google Chromebook is a popular ARM-powered laptop form-factor computer due to its relatively low cost, high build quality, and good performance. It is one of the first Cortex-A15 based devices available, and as such is also of interest to those developing initial support for Linux virtualization technologies within Fedora and in the wider community.

The 2012 Samsung Google Chromebook is a popular ARM-powered laptop form-factor computer due to its relatively low cost, high build quality, and good performance. It is one of the first Cortex-A15 based devices available, and as such is also of interest to those developing initial support for Linux virtualization technologies within Fedora and in the wider community.

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For more information on the 2012 Samsung Chromebook visit the [http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/pc-peripherals/chrome-devices/chrome-devices/XE303C12-A01UK-spec Samsung Chromebook website].

For more information on the 2012 Samsung Chromebook visit the [http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/pc-peripherals/chrome-devices/chrome-devices/XE303C12-A01UK-spec Samsung Chromebook website].

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= Running Fedora on a Pandaboard =

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This page will give you detailed instructions for running Fedora 17 and Fedora 18 on your Samsung Chromebook, using an SD, SDHC, or SDXC card as the boot device. The configuration will provide the XFCE desktop environment.

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{{admon/note|Linux instructions only|These instructions require the use of a Linux system. If you do not have such a system available, please wait for an official image. These instructions are adapted from Olof Johansson's original G+ posting with thanks.}}

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{{admon/note|Exynos5 Chrome Kernel|At this time, there is no official Fedora ARM kernel available for Samsung Exynos5 powered devices, although this is planned. Even when an official Exynos5 kernel is available - as part of the multiplatform kernel effort or otherwise - it may not support the Chromebook directly as some dependent code is not yet fully integrated into the upstream Linux kernel.}}

There are Fedora ARM users all around the globe - if you need assistance, would like to provide feedback or contribute to Fedora ARM please visit us on the IRC - we can be found in #fedora-arm on Freenode. You can also contact us on the mailing list - arm@lists.fedoraproject.org

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The 2012 Samsung Google Chromebook is a popular ARM-powered laptop form-factor computer due to its relatively low cost, high build quality, and good performance. It is one of the first Cortex-A15 based devices available, and as such is also of interest to those developing initial support for Linux virtualization technologies within Fedora and in the wider community.

Exynos5 Chrome KernelAt this time, there is no official Fedora ARM kernel available for Samsung Exynos5 powered devices, although this is planned. Even when an official Exynos5 kernel is available - as part of the multiplatform kernel effort or otherwise - it may not support the Chromebook directly as some dependent code is not yet fully integrated into the upstream Linux kernel.

The Samsung Chromebook 2012 is supported through Fedora Remixes in F18 and F19. To download Fedora for your device, visit our release page.